How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

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Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Choose water instead of juice / fizzy, Tap off while brushing teeth

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? Great influence on my own class and other classrooms in the school too

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

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What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Great impact as it was showing accountability

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? More conscious of ways to help save water at school and home

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“The kit and unit plan were very useful. The kids liked seeing the resources on the wall. We made water cycles in a bag which were a huge hit.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day, Choose water instead of juice / fizzy, Tap off while brushing teeth, 5 minute showers

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? The kit really promoted kōrero in class and with families about saving water. Hidden water was mind blowing for so many students (an me tbh).

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

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Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Easy for everyone to participate - good visuals to remind us and keep it forward in our minds that we were tracking our habits.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? The magnitude of the issue was highlighted well alongside some easy small changes that we can all do to help with the issue.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“Another great kit by SchoolKit. Excellent resourced and nicely interactive as well. Included families and drove many class kōrero surrounding water saving.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day, Tap off while brushing teeth, 5 minute showers

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? How to filter water

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Better awareness

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? Some were already pretty aware due to our local area water restrictions (mostly related to watering gardens, but saw knew the link to household use as well).

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“The students really got engaged. This made them think about their water usage and how to reduce it.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day, Choose water instead of juice / fizzy

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? Positive. Encouraged to start the habits younger so that it's easy to maintain growing up.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Good buy in. The kids were keen to see how much they saved.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? They're more aware of the water they use, less likely to waste ignorantly.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“A great set of tasks to get kids invested into why they should be water savers!”

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Posted 1 year ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day, Choose water instead of juice / fizzy, Tap off while brushing teeth, 5 minute showers

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? We live in the country so many children already are conscious of water saving because they are on tank water. This kit just reinforced the need to be mindful of water usage.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

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Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? The dish washing benchmark was the most controversial because many people did not realise that they did not need to rinse so this would have been the most fascinating. th

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? It was a real eye opener when we covered how much water is used to make things

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“The water savers kit was a great kit to use to teach children about the importance of conserving water. The children gained a greater understanding of how water is a scarce resource and as country children probably gained a better understanding of insight as to why their parents are conscious of water usage if they are on tank water. My class found it interesting how much water is used to make some of the things that they use daily.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day, Tap off while brushing teeth

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? The video about 'weird water' was really popular and led to research and writing about how special and magical water is.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

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What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Tap off while brushing teeth - some students already use a cup rather than running water. A good discussion around whether you use more water to wash dished by hand or in a dishwasher - esp if you rinse.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? Yes. They were unaware that water needed to be conserved at all - they felt it was infinate, especially after learning the water cycle which had given them the impression that water just goes around and around and there is always enough.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“Fitted in perfectly with our whole school inquiry around water, weather and climate action. Was also a great fit for our EnviroSchools kaupapa. Good for engaging whānau. A lot of new learning about water as a taonga.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day, 5 minute showers

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? Students found fully stacking the dishwasher, and sticking to one water vessel a day to be easy and achievable challenges.

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Students were intrigued by water benchmarks, especially the large lion comparison. Though it was difficult for them to build the habits and remember their practices, particularly over weekends.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? It has demonstrated the rationale behind actions, as in our rural context these are often things they did but did not comprehend why.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“This resource helped inspire alot of conversation and inquiry within the class. It provided students with challeneges to think about their habits, and used their competive spirits to promote engagement.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? 5 minute showers

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? Students did come up with a few other ways to reduce water usage through this unit. It was a good starting point to get them thinking about it.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

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Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? The daily stamping process was good as a "Do Now" in the classroom as in a high school setting, we only have an hour per lesson.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? Students were definitely shocked and more aware of their water usage at home after using the kit.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“I ran this kit while we were studying sustainability with a Year 7 and 8 class. This was a good way to start each lesson talking about what they had recorded each day. It also tied in well to the content so we could discuss it and bring it in throughout the lessons. It would have been good to have two classes running at the same time to allow a competition across classes. Definitely would use again!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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